Low calorie substitute for an edible oil
AssigneeHenkel Corporation
InventorEugene G. Harris
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Abstract
A polyglycerol composition of the formula ##STR1## wherein R may be ##STR2## C comprises up to about 3 percent of all N+M units, and N+M is a number from about 3 to about 15, and wherein the polyglycerol is essentially free of low molecular weight glycerides selected from the group consisting of glycerine, diglycerine and triglycerine. The polyglycerol may be esterified to provide a low calorie polyglycerol polyester food composition, or it may be alkoxylated and then esterified to provide a low calorie alkoxylated polyglycerol polyester food composition.
Claims19
A low calorie food composition comprising a polyglycerol polyester obtained by esterifying a polyglycerol composition having the structure of formula I ##STR8## wherein R may be ##STR9## C comprises up to about 3 percent of all N+M units, and N+M is a number from about 3 to about 15, said polyglycerol being essentially free of low molecular weight glycerides selected from the group consisting of glycerine, diglycerine and triglycerine, said polyglycerol polyester having the structure as represented by formula II ##STR10## wherein R, C, N+M are as in formula I, and R' is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 acyl group derived from aliphatic acids found in typical edible oils.
The process of preparing a low calorie food product comprising adding to said product a polyglycerol polyester obtained by esterifying a polyglycerol composition having the structure of formula I ##STR13## ##STR14## C comprises up to about 3 percent of all N+M units, and N+M is a number from about 3 to about 15, said polyglycerol being essentially free of low molecular weight glycerides selected from the group consisting of glycerine, diglycerine and triglycerine, said polyglycerol polyester having the structure as represented by formula II ##STR15## wherein R, C, N+M are as in formula I, and R' is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 acyl group derived from aliphatic acids found in typical edible oils
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